The IRC can be for any server. We chose one a while back and Louis, a member on TLF happened to be one of the server administrators, so we've stuck to his servers over the past while. He's a lurking member, but has some pretty interesting Javascript stuff that he shares every now and then. Rather than just setting it up for a new server, we'll probably see if we can get in contact with him about a server alternative in case things have changed. No idea what happened with irc.voltirc.com

The actual IRC still works, it just appears that the web version doesn't at the moment. I was able to connect using my IRC client, but the IP has already been resolved (my irc bouncer stays connected). I'll see what I can do to get the IP or talk to Louis and see what's up.

Hello, the IRC network is still around. There was an issue at the domain registrar that caused the domain to expire before it was actually supposed to. It was supposed to expire in 2016... but it has since been fixed (a while ago now). Sorry for the inconvenience.

Hello again! So, now the live IRC page is technically broken again. We (the IRC staff) have decided to gear the network towards general chat to support the open source Kiwi IRC project in the hopes that this will bring more live to the network. To fix this, Kobe or AceInfinity will have to change the embedded client from qwebirc to an embed of Kiwi IRC. To do this is simple; for now you can use: https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.voltirc.n...hlifeforum

If anyone needs help or wants a suggestion on a native IRC client to use, feel free to hit me up.

Kobe and/or AceInfinity:
Contact me on IRC and I'll tell you how to create a custom client for the live page instead of just embedding that link.